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<< Text Pages >> Forteviot - Timber Circle in Scotland in Perth and Kinross

Submitted by vicky on Sunday, 22 December 2002  Page Views: 8233

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Forteviot
Country: Scotland
NOTE: This site is 1.058 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Perth and Kinross Type: Timber Circle

Map Ref: NO053169  Landranger Map Number: 58
Latitude: 56.334964N  Longitude: 3.533306W
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
 Destroyed Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
 no data Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
 no data Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Forteviot Cross
Forteviot Cross submitted by Anne T : Close up of the central motif, based on the 'seven spirals' design found on Pictish crosses at Aberlemno and Nigg. The arms are 'pellet and interlace', the 12 pellets representing the 12 apostles. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Forteviot Dagger Burial
Forteviot Dagger Burial submitted by dodomad : Rock-art on the underside of the huge capstone. A pecked motif, perhaps depicting an axe and unusual spiral; no parallels are known in Britain. This rock-art would have been located face down at the feet end of the burial. Source: Interim Report (Vote or comment on this photo)

Forteviot Cross
Forteviot Cross submitted by Anne T : The plaque above the arch on the houses behind, commemorating the link to King Cinaed mac Alpin. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Forteviot Cross
Forteviot Cross submitted by Anne T : The eastern, narrow side of the cross, which has a simple scroll/spiral pattern, topped by an animal head. (1 comment - Vote or comment on this photo)

Forteviot Cross
Forteviot Cross submitted by Anne T : The front of this modern Pictish cross slab, only unveiled in mid-March this year. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Forteviot Cross
Forteviot Cross submitted by Anne T : The modern cross slab, as first seen when walking across the road from St Andrew's Church, which houses a couple of Pictish cross fragments.

Forteviot Cross
Forteviot Cross submitted by Anne T : The back face of the modern Pictish cross slab; see the main text above for details. (I have individual photos of each of the panels and will post these when I get chance).

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Forteviot Prehistoric Ceremonial Complex by Andy B on Sunday, 04 March 2018
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The cropmarks south of Forteviot village present a dense concentration of enclosures and ceremonial structures. The largest and earliest structure is what would have been a huge arena, or palisaded enclosure, defined by massive oak posts- thought to have been erected in the Neolithic period. Inside and adjacent to this arena are four smaller ritual enclosures, three of which are henges, as well as a range of other pits. Excavations of these features have revealed a surprisingly long and varied history of use and modification associated with these monuments from the Early Neolithic to the medieval period.


More here, including a page on the Palisaded Enclosure, Henge 1 & Dagger Cist, Henge 2, Enclosure
https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/humanities/research/archaeologyresearch/projects/serf/forteviotexcavations/prehistoricceremonialcomplex/
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Re: Forteviot by AngieLake on Thursday, 16 August 2012
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Came across this useful link today:
http://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/humanities/research/archaeologyresearch/projects/serf/forteviotexcavations/prehistoricceremonialcomplex/henge1daggercist/
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Re: Forteviot cemetery by howar on Tuesday, 01 June 2010
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In a talk at the St.Magnus Centre in Orkney tonight Dr. Kenneth Brophy said that dates for the cemetery found within the area of the henge had come back on Friday as being in the range 3000-2800 B.C.E. i.e. Neolithic rather than the Bronze Age as had been thought and indeed the earliest dates here
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Re: Forteviot by SumDoood on Friday, 14 August 2009
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From The Independent - 14.08.09 - Ancient royal tomb found.
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